For our July event, we'll hear from Dr. Caroline Hayes of the University of Minnesota on the similarities in the challenges of getting software engineers to consider usability during design, and getting mechanical product designers to consider life cycle issues during design. We will explore this by discussing the Design for Life Cycle approach (from UPA Voice), the challenges shared with Design for Usability, and thoughts on what is needed to change practices and culture of designers.
Dr. Caroline Hayes
Caroline Hayes is the Director of Graduate Studies for the Human factors and Ergonomics graduate program at the U of M. She served as the Papers, Program and Conference Chair for the Design for Manufacturing and Life Cycle conference in 2002, 2003, and 2004, respectively, and has participated in this conference from its inception in the mid 1990's.
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